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What led to SAA’s governance and leadership challenges? And can the airline be saved as a state asset, or is privatisation the only answer?
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There was a brief period in the early 2010’s when a new business model – dubbed "direct to consumer" emerged and threatened to upend established incumbents.
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Wharton’s Barbara Kahn analyses the downfall of Bed Bath & Beyond, which went from dominating the housewares market to filing for bankruptcy.
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In high uncertainty situations, one can obviously make decisions that turn out not to be so great.
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Anxiety over the near term is not weakening most CEOs’ resolve to strengthen their companies’ competitiveness.
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CEOs make a lot more money, have a lot more autonomy and enjoy a lot more control, than the people working for them. The danger is that they can develop incredible blind spots.
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There is an increasing disbelief among the population that, in these tough and challenging times, politicians are capable of doing anything to improve the quality of their everyday life.
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Without a clear strategy, companies lack direction, focus and internal alignment. This is why leaders allocate time, effort and resources to developing a strategic compass.
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You can't control your luck, but you can control your decisions, so it's worth improving the quality of your decision-making process.
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These three Ws of strategy can help companies attain sustained competitive advantage.
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